Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound - A History of Steamboats & Ferries on Cape Cod and the Islands

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Our guest speaker for this episode is Elizabeth York, Executive Director of the Cape Cod Maritime Museum in Hyannis, MA. Her role at the Maritime Museum has driven much of her research into the waters of Nantucket Sound. For this webinar, Elizabeth covers the history and evolution of steamboats and transportation between the islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. See how these steamers and ferries— a lifeline for the Cape and Islands since the early 19th-century— plied Nantucket Sound, and learn about their engineering and design over the years.